Elon Musk slams Boeing CEO for astronauts ‘trapped’ in space

Hey Elon Musk Known for his “pray that hurts” style provocations in X (formerly TwitterThis time, the target of the billionaire businessman’s comments is the CEO of BoeingDavid Calhoun, who faces the problem of coming directly from space. A pair of astronauts from NASA He was “trapped” on the International Space Station (ISS) for a few days, due to Boeing Starliner spacecraft encounters technical problems.

For those who don’t know, Boeing is one of the largest commercial aircraft manufacturers in the world and the company’s foray into space exploration has been widely celebrated. Have you ever imagined what this expertise could contribute to the development of space? To critics, the episode’s twist with the Starliner spaceship suggests that all of this baggage isn’t being implemented as well as it could have been.

On the other hand, Musk is a founder SpaceX It is a direct competitor to Boeing in the space race. Both SpaceX and Boeing are part of Commercial Crew Development Program (CCDev).Funded by the United States and managed by NASA, the proposal aims to develop safe vehicles to transport astronauts to the International Space Station.

Elon Musk, CEO of Boeing

Given all this background, Musk took issue with David Calhoun, writing that “an airline CEO should know how to design airplanes, not spreadsheets.”

An aircraft CEO should know how to design airplanes, not spreadsheets. https://t.co/q5lZejPxWb

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 25, 2024

According to the site Interested in tradingBut the criticism is unfounded, as Calhoun holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech. In other words, they have no engineering training, which is valuable.

Boeing is also working to bring it back Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita WilliamsSpaceX has already launched successful crewed missions to the International Space Station.

deeper critique

Elon Musk’s criticism could have been limited to the SpaceX-Boeing space dispute, but it went further. The comment came in another X post discussing the risk of criminal charges against Boeing.

In this case, the aircraft manufacturer is alleged to have violated an agreement reached after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, 737 MaxDespite this controversy, the US Department of Justice has not yet brought criminal charges against Boeing for anything. Including, The CEO is expected to resign by the end of this year..

source: Interested in trade

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